Ohio Mysteries Podcast
1) OM Backroads: Ep. 97: George Remus: Law, Liquor, and Murder in Prohibition America
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. George Remus was a lawyer who knew the law better than anyone—and used it to become one of the most powerful criminals in American ...Show More
2) OM Backroads: Ep. 96: Crossing Ohio History: The Tindall Bridge, the Bridge to Nowhere, and the Silver Bridge Disaster
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. Bridges are meant to connect places—but sometimes, they connect us to tragedy, mystery, and unanswered questions. In this episode,...Show More
3) OM Backroads: Ep. 95: The Ashtabula Train Disaster of 1876
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. On a cold winter night in December 1876, a passenger train thundered across the Ashtabula River in northeastern Ohio—never reaching ...Show More
4) UNRESOLVED Ep. 4: Leslie Ann Barke
An Ohio Mysteries/Akron Beacon Journal crossover In 1978, Akron school teacher Leslie Ann Barker attended a matchmaking event at the popular Reds discotheque in Akron, Ohio. But three hours after leav...Show More
5) OM Backroads: Ep. 94: Ohio Mad Dog Killers
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In the quiet heart of Richland County, something vicious once stalked the streets. Ohio Mad Dog Killers dives deep into one of Mansf...Show More
6) OM Backroads: Ep. 93: The Massillon State Hospital
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. Founded in 1898 on 240 acres of farmland donated to the state, Massillon State Hospital opened its doors under the name Eastern Ohio ...Show More
7) Ep. 101 - What happened to Mary Jane Vangilder?
Jane Vangilder was a mother of five and wife of an abusive husband when she walked away from her West Virginia home in 1945 and wound up at a wartime factory in Plymouth, Ohio. A few months later, mai...Show More
8) OM Backroads: Ep. 92: After The Flames: The Golden Age Nursing Home Fire of 1963
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. On November 23, 1963—while the nation was consumed by news of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination—a devastating fire quietly sw...Show More
OM Backroads: Ep. 92: After The Flames: The Golden Age Nursing Home Fire of 1963
14:08 | Nov 24th, 2025
9) OM Backroads: Ep. 91: Harvests and Heritage: Ohio’s Thanksgiving Traditions
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In todays special BONUS episode we explore Ohio's historic Thanksgiving traditions. From pioneers to today these traditions have be...Show More
OM Backroads: Ep. 91: Harvests and Heritage: Ohio’s Thanksgiving Traditions
09:47 | Nov 24th, 2025
10) OM Backroads: Ep. 90: Murder in the Leaves
Hello and welcome to another episode of Ohio Mysteries Backroads. In this chilling true-crime episode, we unravel the disturbing story of Matthew Hoffman, the Ohio man whose obsession with trees and ...Show More